Meaning
ひっそり (hissori) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “deserted; quiet”.
Example sentences 9
そのお寺は人が少なくてひっそりとしていた
There were few people at the temple and it was deathly quiet.
町はひっそりしている.
All is still [hushed] in the streets.
家の中はひっそりとしていた.
Perfect silence reigned within the house.
商店街は平日ひっそりしている。
Shops are quiet on weekdays.
二人の姉妹はひっそりと暮らしていた。
The two sisters lived very quietly.
その将軍は退役後ひっそり余生を送った。
The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.
この料理には豚肉がひっそりと隠れています。
There is pork hidden secretly in this cooking.
公園は祭りが終わると物音も消えひっそりとなった.
After the festival was over, the park fell as silent as the grave.
サラーリマンが罪ほろぼしに僻地でひっそりと暮らしはじめた。
The salaryman went to live quietly in a remote area in order to atone for his sins.